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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANSlife) Today’s digital world is reshaping the way we connect with our loved ones. Traditional courtship rituals have evolved, making room for virtual meetups, personalized digital gestures, and innovative ways to nurture relationships. Join us as we explore how Valentine’s Day has adapted to changing times with the help of technology, making it easier than ever to connect and create meaningful memories with your partner. Embrace the fusion of technology and romance, creating a celebration that reflects the innovation and connection of the digital era. Intelligent Oven to enhance your special celebration: As you prepare and…

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said that he plans to discontinue his phone number and use only social media platform X for messages, audio and video calls. Musk’s move is seen as an effort to promote the audio and video calling capabilities of X. These features were initially released in October of last year. Since then, Musk has been actively pushing for X to become an all-encompassing app. Last year, the app launched a preliminary version of its audio and video calling functionality, which was made available to select users. Last month, the microblogging…

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Surgical augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is anticipated to be a highly impactful innovation in the near term with widespread adoption, according to a report on Friday. This is driven by Apple’s recent foray into the extended reality (XR) market with the introduction of its spatial computing product, Vision Pro, said the report by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Early adopters have responded positively to the launch, and the product’s impact on the widespread adoption of XR hardware and software is evident, with over 600 applications now available on the Vision OS…

San Francisco, Feb 9 (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Friday announced that the sleep apnea feature on its Health Monitor app for smartwatch has received the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The feature will detect signs of sleep apnea using a compatible Samsung Galaxy Watch and phone. South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) had approval the feature last October in South Korea. The sleep apnea feature will enable users over the age of 22 who have not been diagnosed with sleep apnea to detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) over…

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Meta (formerly Facebook) has worked with the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to expand the ‘Take It Down’ programme to more countries and languages to help millions of teens combat sextortion. “Take It Down is a programme designed to help teens take back control of their intimate images and help prevent people — whether it’s scammers, ex-partners, or anyone else — from spreading them online,” Meta said in a blogpost on Tuesday. First launched last year in English and Spanish, Meta and NCMEC have now expanded the platform to many more…

Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) As India embarks on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) journey, Microsoft will help the country become self-reliant by fostering a skilled AI workforce and empowering every sector and industry to transform with AI, the company’s Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, said on Wednesday. During his address, Nadella announced that Microsoft will provide 2 million people in India with AI skilling opportunities by 2025, to help close skills gaps and strengthen India’s ability to thrive in the AI era. “India is uniquely positioned to make the promise of AI a reality. We are committed to partnering broadly across…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Meta said that it took down over 19.8 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 6.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in December 2023. Between December 1-31, Facebook received 44,332 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 33,072 cases. These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where they can download their data, avenues to address account hacked issues, etc, Meta said in its monthly report in compliance with…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Apple on Thursday announced more than 600 apps and games designed for Apple Vision Pro mixed reality (MR) headset that will be available from February 2. Spatial experiences on $3,499 Vision Pro can transform any room into a personal theatre for sports, TV shows, and films; unlock new ways to collaborate, create, and view digital content; and transport users to stunning gameplay environments and exciting new places. “With more than 600 new spatial experiences to explore in the all-new App Store, alongside more than 1 million compatible apps across iOS and iPadOS, users can discover…

Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea’s unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has released a comprehensive photographic map of the moon to mark the one-year anniversary of its mission, the science ministry said on Tuesday. The mosaic map, compiled from polarized camera views captured over the past 250 days, encompasses both the front and back of the moon, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, orbits approximately 100 kilometers above the lunar surface, reports Yonhap news agency. In addition, the orbiter unveiled images of Tycho, a prominent lunar impact crater located in…

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) About 71 per cent of enterprises globally are experimenting with real use cases for generative AI and over the next decade, generative AI will be the fulcrum that accelerates business growth, according to a report. According to Forrester, firms that actively harness generative AI (genAI) to enhance experiences, offerings, and productivity will realise outsized growth and will outpace their competition. Between July and September 2023, the number of enterprises that are in the experimentation and expansion stages of implementing genAI jumped from 62 per cent to 71 per cent, representing one of the fastest mass…